. It’s difficult to gauge how many people actually used the transcription functionality and what proportion of these were being listened to. But the audio snippets were apparently anonymized to mask people’s identities.
It’s therefore a major concern that seemingly private Facebook Messenger conversations were listened to by a human being. It also adds fuel to the fire for the tin foil hat wearing Facebook users out there. There’s long been a via their phone mic, and serving them relevant advertising as a result. “Micro targeted advertising is their multimillion-dollar business so naturally there may be data within this audio which will add to people’s profile,” says Moore. “However, where this becomes a privacy matter or even grey area is, people wrongly tend to assume that this content is private from all eyes and ears.”
Facebook is no more save honestly even in previous some other apps does this same
KateOflaherty Another crap article by a quasi-journalist writing for Forbes. Anyone who thinks using Facebook meant they were private was a fool & how did you think these voice to text engines learned? Magic? No, they’re made better by comparison of actual voices to translations. Grow up Kate.
I uninstalled facebook messenger still I receive alerts.. that's so disturbing!
Don't use Facebook simple, use signalapp or wire
Facebook users have been told repeatedly that their privacy is non-existent and it rolls along. Why the govt does nothing?... oh wait .. MONEY . campaigns, voter info, lobbyists...
people are still going to use it. LONG ago people gave up privacy for convenience. it's human nature.
Yup right!!!
Oh wow, I'm shocked. Can't wait to never try Facebook's very own currency Libra.
gud
Step 1: deletefacebook
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